“In Praise of Natural Philosophy: A Revolution in Thought and Life” by Nicolas Maxwell. Modern science began as natural philosophy. In the time of Newton, what we call science and philosophy today – the disparate endeavours – formed one mutually interacting, integrated endeavour of natural philosophy: to improve our knowledge and understanding of the universe, and to improve our understanding of ourselves as a part of it. But in the 18th and 19th centuries philosophy and science split apart. It is time to re-unite them.

Principles to Live By In this short essay John A. van Huizum makes the case that three truths, or elements of "common sense philosophy," together create a foundation for wise living.

Overview of Perspectives — some wise perspectives or "wise ways of seeing" with comments by Copthorne Macdonald.

The System Perspective

A Brief Introduction to the System Perspective by Copthorne Macdonald includes information about two important books that deal with systems and the system perspective.

A Review of Cliff Havener's book MEANING by Copthorne Macdonald. Learn more about this highly illuminating book that focuses on the life-cycle of societal systems.

Internet Resources Related to Systems. This is a list of links to Internet sites involved with systems — some with systems per se, others with socio-cultural systems.

Systems Thinking. Papers and links related to systems thinking.

The Evolutionary Perspective

The Great Story. "The 14 billion year epic of Cosmos, life, and humanity told as a sacred story, glorifying all."